10-Q 1 a2063539z10-q.txt 10-Q ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------------ FORM 10-Q |X| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15() OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2001 OR |_| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15() OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM-----TO COMMISSION FILE NO. 333-59322 ------------- ACC ACQUISITION LLC (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 22-3043811 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) incorporation or organization) 14201 WIRELESS WAY 73134 OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA (Zip Code) (Address of principal executive offices) (405) 529-8500 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) --------------- Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes |X| No |_| ================================================================================ ACC ACQUISITION LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

2 PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ACC ACQUISITION LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements. 3 ACC ACQUISITION LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements. 4 ACC ACQUISITION LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS AND MEMBERS' EQUITY FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2001 (UNAUDITED)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this condensed consolidated financial statement. 5 ACC ACQUISITION LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements. 6 ACC ACQUISITION LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) The condensed consolidated balance sheets of ACC ACQUISITION LLC ("the Company") and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000, the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2001, for the three months ended September 30, 2000, and for the period from formation (February 15, 2000) through September 30, 2000, the condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive loss and members' equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 and for the period from formation (February 15, 2000) through September 30, 2000 are unaudited. In the opinion of management, such financial statements include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented. The condensed consolidated balance sheet data at December 31, 2000 was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles. The financial statements presented herein should be read in connection with the Company's December 31, 2000 consolidated financial statements included in Form S-4, Registration No. 333-59322 for American Cellular Corporation, which registered $450.0 million Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009. 1. ORGANIZATION The Company is a limited liability company equally owned by AT&T Wireless and Dobson Communications, it was originally formed on February 15, 2000, to acquire the operations of American Cellular Corporation ("American") and its subsidiaries. On February 25, 2000, the Company acquired American for $2.44 billion. 2. ACQUISITIONS On February 25, 2000, the Company acquired American for $2.44 billion, of which $765.0 million was paid in cash to American, and the remaining $1.675 billion was financed by the Company's new credit facility. The Company's markets include systems in twelve states. This acquisition was accounted for as a purchase. Accordingly, the cost of the acquisition was allocated to the acquired assets and liabilities. The allocation of the $2.44 billion of purchase price on February 25, 2000, was the following: Current assets....................................................................... $ 63,606,606 Property, plant and equipment........................................................ 174,511,971 Wireless license costs............................................................... 1,200,089,119 Customer list........................................................................ 50,000,000 Goodwill............................................................................. 1,248,454,988 Other assets......................................................................... 33,898,836 Current liabilities.................................................................. (48,778,143) Deferred tax liabilities............................................................. (281,783,377) ---------------------- $ 2,440,000,000 ======================

3. LONG-TERM DEBT The Company's long-term debt consists of the following:

7 REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITIES On February 25, 2000, the Company obtained a $1.75 billion credit facility, to retire existing debt and complete the acquisition of American. The Company's credit facility included a $300.0 million revolving credit facility and $1.45 billion of term loan facilities. Interest on the revolving credit facility and the term loan facilities is variable and is based on a prime rate or a LIBOR formula, an has ranged in total between 6.1% and 10.1% since inception (total weighted average interest of 7.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2001.) On March 2, 2001, the Company and its lenders agreed to an amendment to the credit facility. This amendment became effective on March 14, 2001, when the Company permanently repaid $200.0 million of the term notes under the credit facility. The Company used proceeds from the issuance of $450.0 million Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009 (described below), to reduce its credit facility to $1.55 billion. On May 31, 2001, the Company and its lenders agreed to a second amendment to the credit facility. This amendment became effective on June 4, 2001, when the Company permanently repaid $201.3 million of the term notes under the credit facility with proceeds from the issuance of $250.0 million Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009 (described below) and the Company's credit facility was reduced to $1.34 billion. On September 27, 2001, the Company and its lenders agreed to a third amendment to the credit facility, which modifies certain financial covenants. As of September 30, 2001, the Company had approximately $78.1 million of credit availability. SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES On March 14, 2001, American completed the sale of $450.0 million Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009. These notes were sold at a discount of $3.3 million and carry an interest rate of 9.5%. The discount will be amortized over the life of the notes, which is eight and a half years. The net proceeds were used to repay outstanding indebtedness under the Company's credit facility and to fund an interest reserve account for the first four scheduled interest payments on the notes. On June 4, 2001, American completed the sale of $250.0 million Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009. These notes were sold at a discount of $3.6 million and carry an interest rate of 9.5%. The discount will be amortized over the life of the notes, which terminate the same day as the original $450.0 million Senior Subordinated Notes discussed above. The proceeds were used to repay outstanding indebtedness under the Company's credit facility and to deposit funds into an interest reserve account to fund the first four scheduled interest payments on the notes. INTEREST RATE HEDGES The Company pays interest on its bank credit facility based on a variable factor, such as LIBOR or prime rate. The Company will from time-to-time enter into derivative contracts to reduce exposure against rising interest rates. The Company has entered into a $1.03 billion derivative contract on its credit facility, in order to hedge its interest rate exposure, whereby the interest rate was effectively fixed at a rate of 7.3%. This agreement expired on June 4, 2001 and the second interest rate hedge contract became effective at that time. The second hedge contract expires June 30, 2002, and sets the interest rate on $1.03 billion of debt at a rate of 6.7%. On January 1, 2001, in accordance with SFAS 133, the Company began recording a liability and a net loss to comprehensive income relating to its interest rate hedges. See further discussion in Note 5. 4. RESTRICTED CASH AND INVESTMENTS Restricted cash and investments consist of interest pledge deposits for the Senior Subordinated Notes described in Note 3. The interest pledge deposits include the initial deposit of $85.2 million for the $450.0 million Senior Subordinated Notes, plus accrued interest and the additional deposit of $48.0 million for the $250.0 million Senior Subordinated Notes, plus accrued interest. 5. MEMBERS' EQUITY On June 29, 2001, American received $35.0 million from one of the Company's principal owners, Dobson Communications, for the purchase of the Company's Series A Preferred Stock. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is entitled to cumulative annual dividends on the liquidation preference of $1,000 per share, subject to certain adjustments. Dividends will accrue but will not be payable until the fifth anniversary of the issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock. Completion of this transaction is subject to approval by American's Board of Directors. 8 On January 18, 2001, the Company received a $32.8 million capital contribution of which 50% was from AT&T Wireless and 50% was from Dobson Communications. This contribution consisted of cash, PCS licenses relating to areas in northeast Oklahoma and southeast Kansas, and certain other assets. On January 1, 2001, in accordance with SFAS 133, the Company recorded a liability and a net loss to comprehensive income totaling $9.5 million relating to its outstanding interest rate hedges, thus decreasing the Company's total equity. As of September 30, 2001, this total liability was $17.5 million. 6. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, "Business Combinations" and No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets." These standards prohibit the application of the pooling-of-interests method of accounting for business combinations effective June 30, 2001 and require companies to stop amortizing existing goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives effective January 1, 2002. In addition, any goodwill or indefinite life intangible assets acquired between July 1, 2001 and December 31, 2001 would not be amortized. Under the new rules, companies would test for impairment of goodwill or indefinite life intangibles at least annually and would only adjust the carrying amount of these intangible assets upon an impairment of the goodwill or indefinite life intangible assets. The Company has not yet determined the effect these new accounting standards may have on its results of operations, financial position and cash flow. The Company will be required to implement these standards effective January 1, 2002. In July 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations." This statement provides accounting and reporting standards for costs associated with the retirement of long-lived assets. It requires entities to record the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation in the period in which it is incurred. When the liability is initially recorded, the entity capitalizes a cost by increasing the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset. Over time, the liability is accreted to its present value each period, and the capitalized cost is depreciated over the useful life of the related asset. Upon settlement of the liability, an entity either settles the obligation for its recorded amount or incurs a gain or loss upon settlement. The Company has not yet determined the effect that this new accounting standard may have on its results of operations, financial position and cash flows. The Company will be required to implement this standard effective January 1, 2003. In October 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets." This statement replaces SFAS No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of." However, it maintains the fundamental provisions of SFAS No. 121 for recognition and measurement of the impairment of long-lived assets to be held and used and for measurement of long-lived assets to be disposed of by sale. This statement applies to all long-lived assets, including discontinued operations, and replaces the provisions of APB Opinion No. 30, "Reporting the Results of Operations-Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business," for the disposal of segments of a business. This statement requires that those long-lived assets be measured at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this standard on its results of operations, financial position and cash flows. In addition, the Company is considering early adoption of this standard, thus, requiring the Company to restate all of its 2001 financial statements accordingly. However, if the Company decides not to early adopt this standard, the Company will be required to implement this standard effective January 1, 2002. 7. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS On October 30, 2001, two of the Company's wholly-owned indirect subsidiaries, entered into a definitive agreement with Verizon Wireless to sell the Tennessee 4 RSA for a total of $202 million. The Tennessee 4 RSA covers a total population of 290,800. Proceeds from this sale will primarily be used to pay down bank debt under the credit facility. This transaction is expected to close during first quarter 2002. 9 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS PRESENTS FACTORS, WHICH WE BELIEVE ARE RELEVANT TO AN ASSESSMENT AND UNDERSTANDING OF OUR CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL POSITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS. THIS FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS ANALYSIS SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE RELATED NOTES. OVERVIEW ACC Acquisition LLC, a limited liability company equally owned by AT&T Wireless and Dobson Communications, was originally formed on February 15, 2000 to acquire the operations of American. On February 25, 2000 we acquired American for $2.44 billion. We provide rural and suburban wireless telephone services in portions of twelve states. At September 30, 2001, our wireless systems covered a total population of approximately 5.3 million and we had approximately 635,200 subscribers. REVENUE Our operating revenue consists of service revenue, roaming revenue and equipment and other revenue. We primarily derive service revenue by providing wireless services to our subscribers. The industry has experienced a trend of declining average revenue per minute as competition among wireless service providers has led to reductions in rates for airtime. These declines have been generally offset by significant increases in average minutes of use per subscriber. We believe that the industry trend toward increasing minutes of use per subscriber will continue to offset declining revenues per minute of use due to the continued popularity of single rate calling plans and the enhanced service capacity of recently developed digital networks. We derive roaming revenue by providing service to subscribers of other wireless providers when those subscribers "roam" into our markets and use our systems to carry their calls. Roaming revenue accounted for 36.1%, 42.4%, 34.3% and 40.5% of our operating revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2001, and 2000, and the nine months ended September 30, 2001 and 2000, respectively. Roaming revenue typically yields higher average per minute rates and higher margins than revenue from our subscribers. We achieve these higher margins because we incur relatively lower incremental costs related to network operations, customer service, and collections in servicing roaming customers as compared to our home subscribers. However, even though roaming revenue yields higher margins than revenue from our subscribers, the yields are declining due to increased market pressures and competition between wireless providers. Our roaming yield (roaming revenue, which includes airtime, toll charges and surcharges, divided by roaming minutes of use) was $0.40, $0.56, $0.42 and $0.62 per minute for the three months ended September 30, 2001 and 2000, and the nine months ended September 30, 2001 and 2000, respectively. Roaming revenue tends to be impacted by seasonality. We typically have higher roaming revenue during the second and third quarters of each year, as users tend to travel more and therefore use their wireless phones more during the spring and summer months. Despite the decline in our roaming yield, our overall roaming revenue remained fairly constant due to increases in roaming minutes of use. We include any toll, or long-distance, revenues related to our wireless and roaming services in service revenue and roaming revenue. Equipment revenue is revenue from selling wireless equipment to our subscribers. COSTS AND EXPENSES Our primary operating expense categories include cost of service, cost of equipment, marketing and selling costs, general and administrative costs and depreciation and amortization. Our cost of service consists primarily of costs to operate and maintain our facilities utilized in providing service to customers and amounts paid to third-party wireless providers for providing service to our subscribers when our subscribers roam into their markets. Our cost of equipment represents the cost associated with telephone equipment and accessories sold to customers. In recent years, we and other wireless providers have increased the use of discounts on phone equipment and free phone promotions, as competition between service providers has intensified. As a result, we have incurred, and expect to continue to incur, losses on equipment sales, which have resulted in increased marketing and selling costs per gross additional subscriber. While we expect to continue these discounts and promotions, we believe that these promotions will result in increased revenue from increases in the number of wireless subscribers. Our marketing and selling costs include advertising, compensation paid to sales personnel and independent agents and all other costs to market and sell wireless products and services. We pay commissions to direct sales personnel and independent sales agents for new business generated. 10 Our general and administrative costs include all infrastructure costs, including costs for customer support, billing, collections, and corporate administration. One of our principal owners, Dobson Communications, provides management and certain other services to us in accordance with a management agreement. We share corporate and shared call center costs incurred by Dobson Communications with Dobson Communications. These shared costs are allocated between Dobson Communications and us primarily based on the estimated populations in our respective licensed areas and subscribers. Our depreciation and amortization expense represents the costs associated with the depreciation of our fixed assets and the amortization of our intangible assets; primarily goodwill, wireless license acquisition costs and customer lists. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2001 COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 In the text below, financial statement numbers have been rounded; however, the percentage changes are based on the actual financial statements. OPERATING REVENUE. For the three months ended September 30, 2001, total operating revenue increased $14.5 million, or 13.1%, to $125.0 million from $110.5 million for the comparable period in 2000. Total service, roaming and equipment and other revenue represented 60.0%, 36.1% and 3.9%, respectively, of total operating revenue during the three months ended September 30, 2001 and 53.3%, 42.4% and 4.3%, respectively, of total operating revenue during the three months ended September 30, 2000. The following table sets forth the components of the Company's revenue for the periods indicated:

Service revenue increased $16.0 million, or 27.3%, to $75.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2001 from $59.0 million in the same period of 2000. The increase was primarily attributable to increased penetration and usage in the existing company markets. Our subscriber base increased 23.5% to approximately 635,200 at September 30, 2001 from approximately 514,500 at September 30, 2000. Our average monthly service revenue per subscriber increased 2.3% to $40 from $39 for the three months ended September 30, 2001 and 2000, respectively. Our average monthly service revenue per subscriber has been positively impacted by changes in the mix between digital and analog subscribers in our subscriber base. On September 30, 2001, 67.9% of our subscriber base was on digital rate plans compared to 34.9% at September 30, 2000. Our digital rate plans typically produce higher service revenue per subscriber and allow subscribers to use more minutes in a larger home area than our analog rate plans. Roaming revenue decreased $1.7 million, or 3.7%, to $45.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2001 from $46.8 million for the comparable period of 2000. Roaming minutes have increased by 36.7% since the same quarter of 2000, however, our roaming revenue per minute-of-use has decreased by 28.6%. Decreases in our revenue per minute-of-use are a result of new lower rate contracts that were entered into in 2000 and scheduled rate reductions in existing contracts. Equipment and other revenue of $4.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2001 represented an increase of $0.1 million, or 2.0%, from $4.7 million in the same period of 2000. This increase was a result of increased equipment sales as a result of growth in subscriber additions during the three months ended September 30, 2001, offset by increased phone discounts due to more competitive markets. COST OF SERVICE. For the three months ended September 30, 2001, the total cost of service increased $8.0 million, or 36.6% to $29.8 million from $21.8 million for the comparable period in 2000. As described with our service revenue above, on average, our digital subscribers use more minutes than our analog subscribers. This increased usage also increases the minutes used by our subscribers outside 11 our markets, thus increasing the expenses we are charged by third-party wireless providers. Our cost of service increased approximately $3.7 million due to increased charges by third party wireless providers. The remaining increase of $4.3 million was primarily the result of increased networking costs associated with our increased build-out of cell sites and continual upgrades to our digital network. COST OF EQUIPMENT. For the three months ended September 30, 2001, cost of equipment increased $0.9 million, or 10.2% to $9.3 million during 2001 from $8.4 million in the same period of 2000, primarily from increases in the volume of equipment sold due to the growth in gross subscriber additions and the migration of subscribers from analog to digital service. MARKETING AND SELLING COSTS. Marketing and selling costs increased $3.8 million, or 32.6%, to $15.4 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2001 from $11.6 million in the comparable period of 2000. This was a result of an increase in gross subscriber additions. The number of gross subscribers added in the third quarter of 2001 increased approximately 18.3%, to 60,800, compared to approximately 51,400 added in the third quarter of 2000. GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. General and administrative costs increased $5.9 million, or 53.5%, to $17.0 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2001 from $11.1 million for the same period in 2000. This increase is a result of increased infrastructure costs such as customer service, billing, collections and administrative costs as a result of our overall growth. DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSE. For the three months ended September 30, 2001, depreciation and amortization expense increased $3.8 million, or 8.4% to $48.8 million from $45.0 million in the same period of 2000. The increase is a result of additional depreciation on fixed assets and amortization on intangible assets acquired during 2000 and 2001. INTEREST EXPENSE. For the three months ended September 30, 2001, interest expense increased $1.5 million, or 3.5%, to $45.3 million from $43.8 million in the same period of 2000. The increase primarily resulted from an overall increase in our outstanding debt, which includes, the issuance of American's $700 million Senior Subordinated Notes. NET LOSS. For the three months ended September 30, 2001, our net loss was $30.3 million. Our net loss increased $5.3 million, or 21.3%, from $25.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2000. The increase in our net loss is primarily attributable to our increase in operating and interest expenses, offset by our increase in service revenue. DIVIDENDS ON PREFERRED STOCK. For the three months ended September 30, 2001, our dividends on preferred stock were $0.9 million. COMPREHENSIVE LOSS. We implemented SFAS 133 in January 2001. As a result, we recorded a net loss to comprehensive income totaling $17.5 million as of September 30, 2001. NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2001 COMPARED TO NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 The combined nine months ended September 30, 2000 results of operations combine the results of operation for the period from January 1, 2000 through February 24, 2000 (the period prior to our acquisition of American) and the results of operations for the period from February 15, 2000 through September 30, 2000 (the period subsequent to our formation). For comparison purposes, any reference in this "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations" to the period ended September 30, 2000 refers to the combined period ended September 30, 2000. The following table sets forth the components of our results of operations for the periods indicated:

12 Depreciation and amortization. 141,873 16,720 108,210 124,930 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total operating expenses. 346,870 44,043 218,401 262,444 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Operating (loss) income........ (10,239) 10,620 19,731 30,351 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Interest expense............ (131,003) (16,051) (96,849) (112,900) Interest income............. 2,935 990 489 1,479 Other income (expense)...... (457) (1,510) 29 (1,481) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Loss before income taxes....... (138,764) (5,951) (76,600) (82,551) Income tax (provision) benefit. 36,967 (154) 15,727 15,573 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net loss....................... (101,797) (6,105) (60,873) (66,978) Dividends on preferred stock... (875) -- -- -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net loss applicable to members. $ (102,672) $(6,105) $(60,873) $(66,978) ==================================================================================================

In the text below, financial statement numbers have been rounded; however, the percentage changes are based on the actual combined financial statement numbers. OPERATING REVENUE. For the nine months ended September 30, 2001, total operating revenue increased $43.8 million, or 15.0%, to $336.6 million from $292.8 million for the comparable period in 2000. Total service, roaming and equipment and other revenue represented 61.5%, 34.3% and 4.2%, respectively, of total operating revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2001 and 54.9%, 40.5% and 4.6%, respectively, of total operating revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2000. Service revenue increased $46.5 million, or 28.9%, to $207.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2001 from $160.7 million in the same period of 2000. The increase was primarily attributable to increased penetration and usage in the existing company markets. Our subscriber base increased 23.5% to approximately 635,200 at September 30, 2001 from approximately 514,500 at September 30, 2000. Our average monthly service revenue per subscriber increased 2.6% to $39 from $38 for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 and 2000, respectively. Our average monthly service revenue per subscriber has been positively impacted by changes in the mix between digital and analog subscribers in our subscriber base. On September 30, 2001, 67.9% of our subscriber base was on digital rate plans compared to 34.9% at September 30, 2000. Our digital rate plans typically produce higher service revenue per subscriber and allow subscribers to use more minutes in a larger home area than our analog rate plans. Roaming revenue decreased $3.4 million, or 2.9%, to $115.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2001 from $118.7 million for the comparable period of 2000. Roaming minutes have increased by 43.3% since the same period of 2000, however, our roaming revenue per minute-of-use has decreased by 32.3%. Decreases in our revenue per minute-of-use are a result of new lower rate contracts that were entered into in 2000 and scheduled rate reductions in existing contracts. Equipment and other revenue of $14.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2001 represented an increase of $0.8 million, or 5.8%, from $13.4 million in the same period of 2000. This increase was a result of increased equipment sales as a result of growth in subscriber additions during the nine months ended September 30, 2001, offset by increased phone discounts due to more competitive markets. COST OF SERVICE. For the nine months ended September 30, 2001, the total cost of service increased $28.0 million, or 52.2%, to $81.7 million from $53.7 million for the comparable period in 2000. As described with our service revenue above, on average, our digital subscribers use more minutes than our analog subscribers. This increased usage also increases the minutes used by our subscribers outside our markets, thus increasing the expenses we are charged by third-party wireless providers. Our cost of service increased approximately $13.3 million due to increased charges by third party wireless providers. The remaining increase of $14.7 million was primarily the result of increased networking costs associated with our increased build-out of cell sites and continual upgrades to our digital network. COST OF EQUIPMENT. For the nine months ended September 30, 2001, cost of equipment increased $11.3 million, or 56.1%, to $31.3 million during 2001 from $20.0 million in the same period of 2000, resulting from increases in the volume of equipment sold due to the growth in gross subscriber additions and the migration of subscribers from analog to digital service. MARKETING AND SELLING COSTS. Marketing and selling costs increased $15.9 million, or 55.5%, to $44.5 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2001 from $28.6 million in the comparable period of 2000. This was a result of an increase in gross subscriber additions. The number of gross subscribers added in the nine months ended September 30, 2001 increased approximately 21.4%, to 178,100, compared to approximately 146,700 added in the nine months ended September 30, 2000. 13 GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. General and administrative costs increased $12.4 million, or 35.0%, to $47.6 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2001 from $35.2 million for the same period in 2000. This increase is a result of increased infrastructure costs such as customer service, billing, collections and administrative costs as a result of our overall growth. DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSE. For the nine months ended September 30, 2001, depreciation and amortization expense increased $17.0 million, or 13.6%, to $141.9 million from $124.9 million in the same period of 2000. The increase is a result of additional depreciation on fixed assets and amortization on intangible assets acquired during 2000 and 2001. INTEREST EXPENSE. For the nine months ended September 30, 2001, interest expense increased $18.1 million, or 16.0%, to $131.0 million from $112.9 million in the same period of 2000. The increase primarily resulted from an overall increase in our outstanding debt, which includes the issuance of American's $700 million Senior Subordinated Notes. NET LOSS. For the nine months ended September 30, 2001, our net loss was $101.8 million. Our net loss increased $34.8 million, or 52.0%, from $67.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2000. The increase in our net loss is primarily attributable to our increase in depreciation and amortization and interest expense. DIVIDENDS ON PREFERRED STOCK. For the nine months ended September 30, 2001, our dividends on preferred stock were $0.9 million. COMPREHENSIVE LOSS. We implemented SFAS 133 in January 2001. As a result, we recorded a net loss to comprehensive income totaling $17.5 million as of September 30, 2001, thus making our total comprehensive loss $119.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2001. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES We have required, and will likely continue to require, substantial capital to further develop, expand and upgrade our wireless systems and those we may acquire. We have financed our operations through cash flows from operating activities, bank debt and the sale of debt securities. NET CASH FLOW At September 30, 2001, we had working capital of $3.4 million (a ratio of current assets to current liabilities of 1:1) and an unrestricted cash balance of $10.2 million, which compares to a working capital deficit of $25.9 million, (a ratio of current assets to current liabilities of 0.8:1) and an unrestricted cash balance of $15.1 million at December 31, 2000. Our net cash provided by operating activities totaled $25.9 and $69.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 and for the period from February 15, 2000 through September 30, 2000, respectively. Cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 increased compared to the period from February 15, 2000 through September 30, 2000 primarily due to increases in our net loss and deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, offset by depreciation and amortization. Net cash used in investing activities totaled $77.9 million and $2.5 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 and the period from February 15, 2000 through September 30, 2000, respectively. Investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 were primarily attributable to capital expenditures of $66.3 million. Net cash provided by financing activities was $47.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2001, compared to $2.4 billion for the period from February 15, 2000 through September 30, 2000. Financing activity sources for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 consisted primarily of net proceeds from the issuance of American's Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009, the issuance of preferred stock and proceeds from long-term debt offset by repayments of long-term debt and the purchase of restricted investments to be used for the first four scheduled interest payments on the Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009. CAPITAL RESOURCES On February 25, 2000, we obtained a $1.75 billion credit facility, to retire existing debt and complete our acquisition of American. Our credit facility included a $300.0 million revolving credit facility and $1.45 billion of term loan facilities. On March 2, 2001, our lenders and we agreed to an amendment to our credit facility. This amendment became effective on March 14, 2001, when we permanently repaid $200.0 million of the term notes under our credit facility. We used proceeds from American's issuance of $450.0 million Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009, to reduce our credit facility to $1.55 billion. On May 31, 2001, our lenders and we agreed to a second amendment to our credit facility. This amendment became effective on June 4, 2001, when we permanently repaid $201.3 million of the term notes under our credit facility with proceeds from American's issuance of $250.0 million Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009, which 14 reduced our credit facility to $1.34 billion. On September 27, 2001, our lenders and we agreed to a third amendment to the credit facility, which modifies certain financial covenants. As of September 30, 2001 we had outstanding borrowings under our credit facility of $1.13 billion, and approximately $78.1 million of credit availability. Interest on the revolving credit facility and the term loan facilities is based on a prime rate or a LIBOR formula, and has ranged in total between 6.1% and 10.1% since inception. We are required to reduce the outstanding principal balances of our term loans by a maximum of $41.0 million during the next twelve months. On March 14, 2001, American completed the sale of $450.0 million Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009. These notes were sold at a discount of $3.3 million and carry an interest rate of 9.5%. The discount will be amortized over the life of the notes. On June 4, 2001, American completed the sale of $250.0 million of Senior Subordinated Notes due 2009. These notes were sold at a discount of $3.6 million and carry an interest rate of 9.5%. The discount will be amortized over the life of the notes. CAPITAL COMMITMENTS Our capital expenditures were $66.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 and we expect our capital expenditures to be approximately $90.0 to $95.0 million for all of 2001. The amount and timing of capital expenditures may vary depending on the rate at which we expand and develop our wireless systems and whether we consummate additional acquisitions. Although we cannot provide any assurance, assuming successful implementation of our strategy, including the further development of our wireless systems and growth in our cash flows, we believe that borrowings under our bank credit facility, the net proceeds from American's debt offerings, and cash flows from operations should be sufficient to satisfy our currently expected capital expenditures, working capital and debt service obligations over the next year. The actual amount and timing of our future capital requirements may differ materially from our estimates as a result of, among other things, the demand for our services and regulatory, technological and competitive developments. We currently expect that we may have to refinance our indebtedness at their respective maturities commencing in 2007. Sources of additional financing may include commercial bank borrowings, vendor financing and the sale of equity or debt securities. We cannot assure you that any such financing will be available on acceptable terms or at all. On June 29, 2001, American received $35.0 million for the purchase of 35,000 shares of American's Series A Preferred Stock. EFFECT OF NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, "Business Combinations" and No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets." These standards prohibit the application of the pooling-of-interests method of accounting for business combinations effective June 30, 2001 and require companies to stop amortizing existing goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives effective January 1, 2002. In addition, any goodwill or indefinite life intangible assets acquired between July 1, 2001 and December 31, 2001 would not be amortized. Under the new rules, companies would test for impairment of goodwill or indefinite life intangibles at least annually and would only adjust the carrying amount of these intangible assets upon an impairment of the goodwill or indefinite life intangible assets. We have not yet determined the effect these new accounting standards may have on our results of operations, financial position and cash flow. We will be required to implement these standards effective January 1, 2002. In July 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations." This statement provides accounting and reporting standards for costs associated with the retirement of long-lived assets. It requires entities to record the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation in the period in which it is incurred. When the liability is initially recorded, the entity capitalizes a cost by increasing the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset. Over time, the liability is accreted to its present value each period, and the capitalized cost is depreciated over the useful life of the related asset. Upon settlement of the liability, an entity either settles the obligation for its recorded amount or incurs a gain or loss upon settlement. We have not yet determined the effect that this new accounting standard may have on our results of operations, financial position and cash flows. We will be required to implement this standard effective January 1, 2003. In October 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets." This statement replaces SFAS No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of." However, it maintains the fundamental provisions of SFAS No. 121 for recognition and measurement of the impairment of long-lived assets to be held and used and for measurement of long-lived assets to be disposed of by sale. This statement applies to all long-lived assets, including discontinued operations, and replaces the provisions of APB Opinion No. 30, "Reporting the Results of Operations-Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business," for the disposal of segments of a business. This statement requires that those long-lived assets be measured at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell. We are currently assessing the impact of this standard on our results of operations, financial position and cash flows. In addition, we are considering early adoption of this standard, thus, requiring us to restate all of our 2001 financial statements accordingly. However, if we decide not to early adopt this standard, we will be required to implement this standard effective January 1, 2002. 15 FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS The description of our plans set forth herein, including planned capital expenditures and acquisitions, are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These plans involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual capital expenditures, acquisition activity or our performance to differ materially from the plans include, without limitation, our ability to satisfy the financial covenants of our outstanding debt and to raise additional capital; our ability to manage our rapid growth successfully and to compete effectively in our wireless business against competitors with greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources; changes in end-user requirements and preferences; the development of other technologies and products that may gain more commercial acceptance than ours; and adverse regulatory changes. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof including, without limitation, changes in our business strategy or planned capital expenditures, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK Our primary market risk relates to changes in interest rates. Market risk is the potential loss arising from adverse changes in market prices and rates, including interest rates. We do not enter into derivatives or other financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. The objective of our financial risk management is to minimize the negative impact of interest rate fluctuations on our earnings and equity. The counterparty is a major financial institution. As of September 30, 2001 we had interest rate hedges under various derivative contracts totaling $1.03 billion on our $1.33 billion credit facility. The terms of these agreements expire in June 2002. Increases in interest expense related to the interest rate hedge for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 and 2000 were reflected in income and were immaterial. The fair market value of long-term fixed interest rate debt is subject to interest rate risk. Generally, the fair market value of fixed interest rate debt will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. Based on our market risk sensitive instruments outstanding at September 30, 2001, we have determined that there was no material market risk exposure to our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows as of such date. 16 PART II. OTHER INFORMATION ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Not applicable ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS Not applicable ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES Not applicable ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS Not applicable ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION On October 30, 2001, two of the Registrant's wholly-owned indirect subsidiaries entered into an agreement to sell its FCC license and related assets constituting its cellular system in rural service area #646 in Tennessee ("Tennessee 4 RSA") for an aggregate sales price of $202 million, subject to closing adjustments. This transaction is subject to FCC approval of the transfer of the license and to other customary closing conditions. The purchaser in this transaction is Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless. The purchase price was determined in arm's-length negotiations between the Registrant and the purchaser. ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K (a) Exhibits The following exhibits are filed as a part of this report:

17 10.4.1 Services, Inc. (and its affiliates) and ACC Acquisition LLC (and its affiliates) Credit Agreement, dated February 25, 2000, among American Cellular Corporation, Bank of America, N.A., CIBC World Market Corp., Barclays Bank PLC, Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., TD Securities Inc. and others (1)[10.4] 10.4.2 First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated March 2, 2001 (1)[10.4.1] 10.4.3 Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated May 31, 2001 (2)[10.4.2] 10.5 License Agreement, dated September 23, 1998, by and between H.O. Software, Inc. and American Cellular Corporation, as amended, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time (1)[10.5] 10.6 Supply Agreement, dated December 6, 1995, between Nortel Networks, Inc. f/k/a Northern Telecom, Inc. and Dobson Communications Corporation, as amended by amendment six dated June 30, 2000. (1)[10.6] 10.7 Form of License Agreement among Cellular One Group and various subsidiaries of American Cellular Corporation (1)[10.7] 10.8 Intercarrier Roamer Service Agreement, dated January 23, 1997, between American Cellular Corporation, as successor to PriCellular Corporation and United States Cellular Corporation (1)[10.8] 10.9.1 Intercarrier Roamer Service Agreement dated October 16, 1999 between Cingular Wireless, as successor to Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc., and Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc. (1)[10.9] 10.9.2 Letter Agreement dated July 5, 2000 accepting American Cellular Corporation as an affiliate of Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc. (1)[10.9.1] 10.9.3 Letter Agreement regarding Crossband Roaming, dated June 14, 2000, between American Cellular Corporation and Cingular Wireless, successor to Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc. (1)[10.9.2] 10.10 Intercarrier Roamer Service Agreement, dated March 14, 1997, between American Cellular Corporation, successor to PriCellular Corporation and Cingular Wireless, successor to Houston Cellular (1)[10.10] 10.11 Intercarrier Roamer Service Agreement, dated September 16, 2000, between Cingular Wireless, successor to BellSouth Cellular National Marketing, Inc. and Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc. (1)[10.11] 10.12 Intercarrier Roamer Service Agreement, dated January 16, 1997, between American Cellular Corporation, successor to PriCellular Corporation and Verizon Wireless, successor to parties doing business as Bell Atlantic NYNEX Mobile (1)[10.12] 10.13 Intercarrier Roamer Service Agreement, dated April 2, 1998, between American Cellular Corporation, successor to PriCellular Corporation and Verizon Wireless, successor to GTE Mobile Communications Inc., GTE Mobilenet Inc. and Control Cellular Inc. (1)[10.13] 10.14 Intercarrier Roamer Service Agreement, dated January 16, 1997, between Verizon Wireless, successor to AIRTOUCH Cellular and American Cellular Corporation, successor to PriCellular Corporation (1)[10.14] 10.15 Intercarrier Roamer Service Agreement, dated September 9, 1997, between American Cellular Corporation, successor to PriCellular Corporation and Verizon Wireless, successor to US West Communications, Inc. (1)[10.15] 10.16 Intercarrier Roamer Service Agreement, dated January 16, 1997, between Licensees and Permittees (as defined in the Agreement) and American Cellular Corporation, successor to PriCellular Corporation (1)[10.16] 10.17 Asset Purchase agreement dated October 30, 2001 by and between ACC of Tennessee LLC, and Cellco Partnership, a Delaware general partnership, d/b/a Verison Wireless (4)

(1) Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Statement on Form S-4 (registration No. 333-59322), as the exhibit number indicated in brackets and incorporated by reference herein. (2) Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001, as the exhibit number indicated in brackets and incorporated by reference herein. (3) Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Statement on Form S-4 (registration No. 333-59322), as the exhibit number indicated in brackets and incorporated by reference herein. (4) Filed herewith. (b) Reports on Form 8-K Not applicable 18 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. ACC ACQUISITION LLC (registrant) November 13, 2001 /s/ EVERETT R. DOBSON -------------------------------------------------------- Everett R. Dobson CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER November 13, 2001 /s/ BRUCE R. KNOOIHUIZEN ------------------------------------------------------- Bruce R. Knooihuizen VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER) 19

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